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Show OUR HEARTIEST CHR I STp~S GREETINGS GO \'l ITH THIS r EWSLETTER TO AIJL OUR FRIENDS. I'1AY 1\IIE Cfu'UST CHILD DRAW US ALL NEARER 'EO HI AND THROUGHH HI l ONE TO AIifOTHER, IN HEAVEN . THAT HIS . I .uL HAY BE DONE ON EARTH AS IT IS r-lany peopl e have asked "Who writes the Ne rJ s letter?" There i s no ready answer to that question. Father Li ebler writes most of it, but it is all censored by a l l members of the Staff, and t he r esult i s a s ort of symposium. For a change, t he various parts of thi s present issue a%KXXmXrkKMXM£~~x±RiziaXa: des ignate t he authors. First, · Fr Liebler: We want especially to expr ess our th~s to t he many parishes, other groups and individuals who so cordially welcomed Brother Juniper on his recent visit to the East Coast and ~self to t he Denver area. We r ejoice in meeting old friends and a cquiring new ones who by their prayers and their generous a l ms make possible the continurulce of our work with the Navajo Peopl e . Frequent r ef erences i n the daily Press to the oil and uranium r evenues in Navajoland have lef t the i mpr ession with many of you that little or no help is now needed. The contrary is true. Never have the Nava jo been in such need of the help that only the Chur ch can give. Many are still in dire poverty, many have taken jobs which pai d well, only to have the ore give out their standar d of living had risen and t hey are in r eal need. But t he moral and spiritual needs which t hey have always felt to some degree hawe i ncr eased ; alcohol provides a ready escape f rom res ponsibility and the development of r eal char acter i s the only s olution . Thi s Mi s s ion pl edges its cont inual help to this needy People just as 10 long as you, our good right hands , make it poss ible f or us to do |
